Re: GESO - Six from my nautical adveture

[Alan C]

I really enjoyed your GESO, Ann. My fav. is thee monochrome with the trees. 
I looked up Redhook (Roodehoek) - very interesting. Sorry the grub wasn't up 
to scratch.


Alan C

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From: ann sanfedele

Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 2:36 AM
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Subject: GESO - Six from my nautical adveture

The water taxi ride of 20 minutes across the east river to Red Hook
Brooklyn from lower Manhattan was a splendid adventure..the water was
not calmbutnot too turbulent - the small ferry was comfy... I had hoped
for a better sky on the return trip from Brooklyn.. maybe I'll do the
tripagain sometime.

The auto focus on the K-5 messed me up somewhat but the softness of a
couple of the shots was more due to my not shooting fast enough for the
amount of motion caused by the boat.

https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-snaps/

The entire trip to and from IKEA was about 4 hours at most... IKEA was
a  disappointment - not my thing and the food was mediocre which was
what I really went for.. the boat trip made my day and the whole thing
was good for cardioworkout - lots of walking done..

ann


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Re: GESO - Six from my nautical adveture

[Daniel J. Matyola]

nicely done.  Coins are very difficult to capture in and image.


Dan Matyola
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:36 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

> The water taxi ride of 20 minutes across the east river to Red Hook
> Brooklyn from lower Manhattan was a splendid adventure..the water was not
> calmbutnot too turbulent - the small ferry was comfy... I had hoped for a
> better sky on the return trip from Brooklyn.. maybe I'll do the tripagain
> sometime.
>
> The auto focus on the K-5 messed me up somewhat but the softness of a
> couple of the shots was more due to my not shooting fast enough for the
> amount of motion caused by the boat.
>
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-snaps/
>
> The entire trip to and from IKEA was about 4 hours at most... IKEA was a
> disappointment - not my thing and the food was mediocre which was what I
> really went for.. the boat trip made my day and the whole thing was good
> for cardioworkout - lots of walking done..
>
> ann
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Re: GESO - Six from my nautical adveture

[Jack Davis]

Thanks, Ann! Always admire your
scrumptious images. Absolutely
ideally exposed and with serious
DoF. 
Wonderful!

J
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> On Jan 12, 2017, at 4:36 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> The water taxi ride of 20 minutes across the east river to Red Hook Brooklyn 
> from lower Manhattan was a splendid adventure..the water was not calmbutnot 
> too turbulent - the small ferry was comfy... I had hoped for a better sky on 
> the return trip from Brooklyn.. maybe I'll do the tripagain sometime.
> 
> The auto focus on the K-5 messed me up somewhat but the softness of a couple 
> of the shots was more due to my not shooting fast enough for the amount of 
> motion caused by the boat.
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-snaps/
> 
> The entire trip to and from IKEA was about 4 hours at most... IKEA was a  
> disappointment - not my thing and the food was mediocre which was what I 
> really went for.. the boat trip made my day and the whole thing was good for 
> cardioworkout - lots of walking done..
> 
> ann
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GESO - Six from my nautical adveture

[ann sanfedele]

The water taxi ride of 20 minutes across the east river to Red Hook 
Brooklyn from lower Manhattan was a splendid adventure..the water was 
not calmbutnot too turbulent - the small ferry was comfy... I had hoped 
for a better sky on the return trip from Brooklyn.. maybe I'll do the 
tripagain sometime.


The auto focus on the K-5 messed me up somewhat but the softness of a 
couple of the shots was more due to my not shooting fast enough for the 
amount of motion caused by the boat.


https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-snaps/

The entire trip to and from IKEA was about 4 hours at most... IKEA was 
a  disappointment - not my thing and the food was mediocre which was 
what I really went for.. the boat trip made my day and the whole thing 
was good for cardioworkout - lots of walking done..


ann


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Re: OT grid help

[Bob W-PDML]

They are not the same aspect ratio so if you scaled the picture up it would be 
distorted. You will have to leave a border, or crop the original if you don't 
want the distortion.

It's easier to think about it in mm. 121x178, which is a 6:9 ratio near as 
dammit, and 203x254. 

So I would either:

divide the smaller picture into a 6x9 grid, which is 35mm film ratio, and draw 
a 6x9 (inch) grid on the sketch book, 

or:

draw a 8:10 ratio frame ((121/10)*8=96mm x 120mm) on the smaller picture to 
crop it as required, with a 8:10 ratio grid inside it, and draw a 8x10 inch 
grid on the sketch book.

B

> On 12 Jan 2017, at 23:26, David J Brooks  wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I have decided to channel my inner David Savage and have started
> taking weekly drawing classes. I have come at the end of the fall
> classes but will start the winter in a fw weeks. The instructor
> suggested i start off using what some of the other students are doing
> and use the grid system, especially since i want  to work on my
> perspective. I am using prints from some of my old building shots.
> 
> My problem is this. I have several pictures that printed out 4 3/4" x
> 7" and i want to draw it onto an 8x10 frame in my sketch book. I have
> looked through google but most of the info shows how to double or half
> the picture not how to do the odd sizes I;m horrible at this part of
> mathematics, but, can someone suggest a google page or math page??so i
> can work out the ratio
> 
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Re: OT grid help

[Larry Colen]

Take a photo, print it at 8x10, let the computer do the math

On January 12, 2017 3:24:17 PM PST, David J Brooks  wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I have decided to channel my inner David Savage and have started
>taking weekly drawing classes. I have come at the end of the fall
>classes but will start the winter in a fw weeks. The instructor
>suggested i start off using what some of the other students are doing
>and use the grid system, especially since i want  to work on my
>perspective. I am using prints from some of my old building shots.
>
>My problem is this. I have several pictures that printed out 4 3/4" x
>7" and i want to draw it onto an 8x10 frame in my sketch book. I have
>looked through google but most of the info shows how to double or half
>the picture not how to do the odd sizes I;m horrible at this part of
>mathematics, but, can someone suggest a google page or math page??so i
>can work out the ratio
>
>Dave

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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Gonz]

Lol.  Do some test shots for me Bill.  Throw a stuffed bird up in the
air and shoot it with the K-1.  Wild Bill Cody and his marvelous K-1.
;)

To be honest, I'm not expecting to shoot Kestrels, but a hummingbird
might be nice.  A little more predictable around the feeder for sure.
They don't come back till late spring however.


On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Bill  wrote:
> On 1/12/2017 1:00 PM, Gonz wrote:
>>
>> Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera.  I'm also not trying to
>> promote it, so my apologies for the video.  I'm just asking around K-1
>> users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better
>> for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like
>> this or will it miss too much to be useful in this situation?  I'm at
>> a crossroads once again like I was before my K-5 purchase, and at that
>> time, this group was very positive on it.  The pic quality is great
>> when I make the shot, but AF is tops on my list given my bad eyesight.
>> What I hear is that its great
>
>
> To be fair, I don't know if the K1-1 will track an unladen African Swallow,
> though since they are non migratory, it is probably moot.
> If guaranteed hyperactive AF is really critical to you, Nikon is at least a
> known quantity.
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Re: K-1 Autofocus

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On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:19 PM, Bill  wrote:

>
> To be fair, I don't know if the K1-1 will track an unladen African Swallow,
> though since they are non migratory, it is probably moot.
> If guaranteed hyperactive AF is really critical to you, Nikon is at least a
> known quantity.

I can attest to that

Dave
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OT grid help

[David J Brooks]

Hi all

I have decided to channel my inner David Savage and have started
taking weekly drawing classes. I have come at the end of the fall
classes but will start the winter in a fw weeks. The instructor
suggested i start off using what some of the other students are doing
and use the grid system, especially since i want  to work on my
perspective. I am using prints from some of my old building shots.

My problem is this. I have several pictures that printed out 4 3/4" x
7" and i want to draw it onto an 8x10 frame in my sketch book. I have
looked through google but most of the info shows how to double or half
the picture not how to do the odd sizes I;m horrible at this part of
mathematics, but, can someone suggest a google page or math page??so i
can work out the ratio

Dave

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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Bill]

On 1/12/2017 1:00 PM, Gonz wrote:

Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera.  I'm also not trying to
promote it, so my apologies for the video.  I'm just asking around K-1
users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better
for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like
this or will it miss too much to be useful in this situation?  I'm at
a crossroads once again like I was before my K-5 purchase, and at that
time, this group was very positive on it.  The pic quality is great
when I make the shot, but AF is tops on my list given my bad eyesight.
What I hear is that its great


To be fair, I don't know if the K1-1 will track an unladen African 
Swallow, though since they are non migratory, it is probably moot.
If guaranteed hyperactive AF is really critical to you, Nikon is at 
least a known quantity.





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Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

[Jostein]

I just checked. One can indeed use Av as you say with adapted M42 
lenses, or as in my case, adapted 645 lenses. When set to Tv mode, the 
K-3ii simply ignores the setting and act as if the camera is set to Av. 
Same with TAv mode.


J.


Den 12.01.2017 16.42, skrev P. J. Alling:

No it's shutter priority where the camera needs information from the
lens.  The only information the camera needs in aperture priority is how
much light is coming through the lens.   I use Av with my mirror
telephoto lenses a fair amount of the time.   It gets the exposure
pretty close... usually.   If you can manually stop the lens down, and
in this case it this is the only option, as it would be with an adapted
M42 lens.  The procedure would be focus and frame with the lens wide
open, then manually stop down to the aperture you want to shoot at.   I
used to do that with preset lenses.

With the camera set to Av,  as the aperture shuts down, the camera will
automatically set the shutter speed which my old Spotmatic couldn't do.


On 1/12/2017 2:02 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote:

To use AV, the camera needs to know which stop the lens is set to.
With no couplings, no info.
So no go.
Jostein

Den 12. januar 2017 05.34.50 CET, skrev "P. J. Alling"
:

If the lens stops down as you turn the aperture ring, basically like a
preset mechanism,  why not set the camera mode to Av. Then one dial
will
work to change shutter speed and the other to either adjust ISO or
exposure compensation.   I'd use comp, could make a case for either.
Using manual exposure and the green button doesn't seem to make a lot
of
sense in this case.


On 1/11/2017 4:12 PM, Gonz wrote:

There is no aperture linking at all.  If you stop it down, the view
gets dim and you need to press the green button to meter.   So
essentially you focus at 2.8, stop down to the aperture you want,
meter with the green button, and snap the pic.   Its a pain, but if
your subject is static, not much of a problem. If your subject is a
bug or something more dynamic, its going to be more problematic.

Live

view is also dim when stopped down...



On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

Gonz wrote:

Well the Venus (Laowa) 60mm 2.8 macro lens (2:1) came.  I'm very
impressed with the packaging.  It comes with a nice protective

pouch,

but the very nice thing was that it came in a vacuum packed wrapper
around the lens, assuring that no dust would get in at any time.

It

also came with a clear front filter, a nice touch.  The lens feels
very solid and well built.  No rattling and its nice and hefty too.
The focus feels smooth and just the right amount of resistance.

Tried a few pics with it and its extremely sharp.  I am going to

post

some pics here but so far it is an amazing lens for the price. The
stop-down metering does not bother me.  I suppose it could get a
little problematic in situations where the subject is dynamic, like

a

bug or something.

By stop down metering, do you mean like old m42, where you have to

stop it

down to meter? Or rather that there isn't a lever to stop down the

lens when

you take a photo, so the aperture is physically what is set on the

ring? How

does that work in live view?  My guess is that live view doesn't

even

notice.


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Re: PESO - Coins

[ann sanfedele]

ha.. looks like...  interesting display... I didn't realize what the red 
thingy was at first


ann


On 1/12/2017 10:37 AM, John wrote:

Is there one missing?

On 1/11/2017 8:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

A display of old coins in the gorgeous Golbenkian Museum in Lisbon.
Unfortunately I cannot recall what sort of coins they are. It was
their appearance against the background that attracted me.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18330915

(K-5, DA 16-45).

Comments appreciated.

Rick








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Adorama sale on K-3ii

[Stanley Halpin]

Pentax K-3ii + grip + flash for $899. Price good for 48 hours.

stan

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Re: Kodak to bring back Ektachrome!

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Good point!

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kXm4p7KfhkU/maxresdefault.jpg

On 12 Jan 2017, at 21:02, John 
> wrote:

Would you let Cotty take his Dremel to YOUR lenses?

On 1/12/2017 2:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
Cotty has a Dremel, and he knows how to use it...

On 12 Jan 2017, at 15:52, John 
> wrote:

Pentax is gonna' have to do. None of my lenses would fit the Nikon.

On 1/12/2017 10:31 AM, Gonz wrote:
Now you just need a Nikon camera.


On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:22 AM, John 
> wrote:
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh Yeah!

On 1/11/2017 4:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

And the Greens of summers...


On 1/11/2017 2:27 PM, John wrote:

There are better B films, and the whole reason for Kodachrome was the
"nice bright colors".

On 1/11/2017 8:40 AM, Collin B wrote:

We've a guy here in town, just around the corner from me in fact (and
also
on apug) who does b processing of Kodachrome. Apparently it's a lot of
work but people are happy with the results.



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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Gonz]

Yup.  I tried emailing that site a couple of days ago.  Haven't heard
from them.  I live in Austin.  Don't know of anybody with a K-1 here
and our best photo store is a Canikon denhouse.


On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
>
> Gonz wrote:
>>
>> Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera.  I'm also not trying to
>> promote it, so my apologies for the video.  I'm just asking around K-1
>> users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better
>> for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like
>> this or will it miss too much to be useful in this situation?  I'm at
>> a crossroads once again like I was before my K-5 purchase, and at that
>> time, this group was very positive on it.  The pic quality is great
>> when I make the shot, but AF is tops on my list given my bad eyesight.
>> What I hear is that its great
>
>
> Compared to every other Pentax offering, it's great.  I forget, where do you
> live?  Is there anybody with a K-1 in your neighborhood that could let you
> play with it for a while?  If not, I suggest renting one for a few days and
> give it a try.
>
> Seriously though, I'd say just buy that used one with the 28-105 that
> someone posted here.  At that price, if you don't like it you could get your
> money back on ebay (or to one of the people on this list).
>
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Re: Kodak to bring back Ektachrome!

[John]

Would you let Cotty take his Dremel to YOUR lenses?

On 1/12/2017 2:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:

Cotty has a Dremel, and he knows how to use it...


On 12 Jan 2017, at 15:52, John  wrote:

Pentax is gonna' have to do. None of my lenses would fit the Nikon.


On 1/12/2017 10:31 AM, Gonz wrote:
Now you just need a Nikon camera.



On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:22 AM, John  wrote:
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh Yeah!


On 1/11/2017 4:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

And the Greens of summers...



On 1/11/2017 2:27 PM, John wrote:

There are better B films, and the whole reason for Kodachrome was the
"nice bright colors".


On 1/11/2017 8:40 AM, Collin B wrote:

We've a guy here in town, just around the corner from me in fact (and
also
on apug) who does b processing of Kodachrome. Apparently it's a lot of
work but people are happy with the results.





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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Larry Colen]

Gonz wrote:

Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera.  I'm also not trying to
promote it, so my apologies for the video.  I'm just asking around K-1
users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better
for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like
this or will it miss too much to be useful in this situation?  I'm at
a crossroads once again like I was before my K-5 purchase, and at that
time, this group was very positive on it.  The pic quality is great
when I make the shot, but AF is tops on my list given my bad eyesight.
What I hear is that its great


Compared to every other Pentax offering, it's great.  I forget, where do 
you live?  Is there anybody with a K-1 in your neighborhood that could 
let you play with it for a while?  If not, I suggest renting one for a 
few days and give it a try.


Seriously though, I'd say just buy that used one with the 28-105 that 
someone posted here.  At that price, if you don't like it you could get 
your money back on ebay (or to one of the people on this list).



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Re: Kodak to bring back Ektachrome!

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Cotty has a Dremel, and he knows how to use it...

> On 12 Jan 2017, at 15:52, John  wrote:
> 
> Pentax is gonna' have to do. None of my lenses would fit the Nikon.
> 
>> On 1/12/2017 10:31 AM, Gonz wrote:
>> Now you just need a Nikon camera.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:22 AM, John  wrote:
>>> Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh Yeah!
>>> 
 On 1/11/2017 4:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
 
 And the Greens of summers...
 
 
> On 1/11/2017 2:27 PM, John wrote:
> 
> There are better B films, and the whole reason for Kodachrome was the
> "nice bright colors".
> 
>> On 1/11/2017 8:40 AM, Collin B wrote:
>> 
>> We've a guy here in town, just around the corner from me in fact (and
>> also
>> on apug) who does b processing of Kodachrome. Apparently it's a lot of
>> work but people are happy with the results.
>> 

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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Gonz]

Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera.  I'm also not trying to
promote it, so my apologies for the video.  I'm just asking around K-1
users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better
for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like
this or will it miss too much to be useful in this situation?  I'm at
a crossroads once again like I was before my K-5 purchase, and at that
time, this group was very positive on it.  The pic quality is great
when I make the shot, but AF is tops on my list given my bad eyesight.
What I hear is that its great


On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
>
> Gonz wrote:
>>
>> Note, this also includes a paid promotion, so it says...
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPl_jiHxvQ
>
>
> That video is a damned effective promotion. It could go a long way to
> convincing me to invest in Nikon gear. I'd love to couple that body with a
> 135/2.0 for photographing musicians.
>
> There are a lot of areas where Pentax is as good, or better, than Nikon for
> less money, but that sort of autofocus performance, coupled with lens
> selection and Nikon speedlights looks mighty tempting. It's interesting that
> the D500, however, does cost more than the K-1.
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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Larry Colen]

Gonz wrote:

Note, this also includes a paid promotion, so it says...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPl_jiHxvQ


That video is a damned effective promotion. It could go a long way to 
convincing me to invest in Nikon gear. I'd love to couple that body with 
a 135/2.0 for photographing musicians.


There are a lot of areas where Pentax is as good, or better, than Nikon 
for less money, but that sort of autofocus performance, coupled with 
lens selection and Nikon speedlights looks mighty tempting. It's 
interesting that the D500, however, does cost more than the K-1.


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Re: K-1 Autofocus

[Gonz]

Note, this also includes a paid promotion, so it says...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPl_jiHxvQ


On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Gonz  wrote:
> Yeah, sometimes I take pics of birds in motion like hummingbirds near
> the feeder.  Miss focus a lot.  The video review of the Nikon D500
> show it hitting the focus spot on repeatedly on really fast birds in
> flight like Kestrels.  Pretty impressive. Probably too much to ask of
> the K-1, but it would be nice.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> I can't recall a miss, even when shooting tiny birds with big glass. It's 
>> very good.
>>
>> Paul via phone
>>
>>> On Jan 8, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Gonz  wrote:
>>>
>>> Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5?  I was
>>> looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family
>>> gathering and was appalled by the autofocus performance.  Many of the
>>> shots were off, lost forever.  So bad that I started looking at other
>>> systems like Nikon D500, etc, which reviewers say is on par with their
>>> flagship D5.
>>>
>>> I just don't want to invest in a 2K camera if they haven't at least
>>> made this essential (to my tired old eyes) part work much better.  No
>>> matter that I have  tied up in so many Pentax lenses.
>>>
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Re: Kodak to bring back Ektachrome!

[John]

Pentax is gonna' have to do. None of my lenses would fit the Nikon.

On 1/12/2017 10:31 AM, Gonz wrote:

Now you just need a Nikon camera.


On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:22 AM, John  wrote:

Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh Yeah!

On 1/11/2017 4:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:


And the Greens of summers...


On 1/11/2017 2:27 PM, John wrote:


There are better B films, and the whole reason for Kodachrome was the
"nice bright colors".

On 1/11/2017 8:40 AM, Collin B wrote:


We've a guy here in town, just around the corner from me in fact (and
also
on apug) who does b processing of Kodachrome. Apparently it's a lot of
work but people are happy with the results.






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Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

[P. J. Alling]

No it's shutter priority where the camera needs information from the 
lens.  The only information the camera needs in aperture priority is how 
much light is coming through the lens.   I use Av with my mirror 
telephoto lenses a fair amount of the time.   It gets the exposure 
pretty close... usually.   If you can manually stop the lens down, and 
in this case it this is the only option, as it would be with an adapted 
M42 lens.  The procedure would be focus and frame with the lens wide 
open, then manually stop down to the aperture you want to shoot at.   I 
used to do that with preset lenses.


With the camera set to Av,  as the aperture shuts down, the camera will 
automatically set the shutter speed which my old Spotmatic couldn't do.



On 1/12/2017 2:02 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote:

To use AV, the camera needs to know which stop the lens is set to. With no 
couplings, no info.
So no go.
Jostein

Den 12. januar 2017 05.34.50 CET, skrev "P. J. Alling" 
:

If the lens stops down as you turn the aperture ring, basically like a
preset mechanism,  why not set the camera mode to Av. Then one dial
will
work to change shutter speed and the other to either adjust ISO or
exposure compensation.   I'd use comp, could make a case for either.
Using manual exposure and the green button doesn't seem to make a lot
of
sense in this case.


On 1/11/2017 4:12 PM, Gonz wrote:

There is no aperture linking at all.  If you stop it down, the view
gets dim and you need to press the green button to meter.   So
essentially you focus at 2.8, stop down to the aperture you want,
meter with the green button, and snap the pic.   Its a pain, but if
your subject is static, not much of a problem. If your subject is a
bug or something more dynamic, its going to be more problematic.

Live

view is also dim when stopped down...



On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

Gonz wrote:

Well the Venus (Laowa) 60mm 2.8 macro lens (2:1) came.  I'm very
impressed with the packaging.  It comes with a nice protective

pouch,

but the very nice thing was that it came in a vacuum packed wrapper
around the lens, assuring that no dust would get in at any time.

It

also came with a clear front filter, a nice touch.  The lens feels
very solid and well built.  No rattling and its nice and hefty too.
The focus feels smooth and just the right amount of resistance.

Tried a few pics with it and its extremely sharp.  I am going to

post

some pics here but so far it is an amazing lens for the price. The
stop-down metering does not bother me.  I suppose it could get a
little problematic in situations where the subject is dynamic, like

a

bug or something.

By stop down metering, do you mean like old m42, where you have to

stop it

down to meter? Or rather that there isn't a lever to stop down the

lens when

you take a photo, so the aperture is physically what is set on the

ring? How

does that work in live view?  My guess is that live view doesn't

even

notice.


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Re: PESO - Coins

[John]

Is there one missing?

On 1/11/2017 8:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

A display of old coins in the gorgeous Golbenkian Museum in Lisbon.
Unfortunately I cannot recall what sort of coins they are. It was
their appearance against the background that attracted me.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18330915

(K-5, DA 16-45).

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Re: Kodak to bring back Ektachrome!

[Gonz]

Now you just need a Nikon camera.


On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:22 AM, John  wrote:
> Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh Yeah!
>
> On 1/11/2017 4:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>
>> And the Greens of summers...
>>
>>
>> On 1/11/2017 2:27 PM, John wrote:
>>>
>>> There are better B films, and the whole reason for Kodachrome was the
>>> "nice bright colors".
>>>
>>> On 1/11/2017 8:40 AM, Collin B wrote:

 We've a guy here in town, just around the corner from me in fact (and
 also
 on apug) who does b processing of Kodachrome. Apparently it's a lot of
 work but people are happy with the results.


>>>
>
> I needed that.
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Re: Kodak to bring back Ektachrome!

[John]

Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh Yeah!

On 1/11/2017 4:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

And the Greens of summers...


On 1/11/2017 2:27 PM, John wrote:

There are better B films, and the whole reason for Kodachrome was the
"nice bright colors".

On 1/11/2017 8:40 AM, Collin B wrote:

We've a guy here in town, just around the corner from me in fact (and
also
on apug) who does b processing of Kodachrome. Apparently it's a lot of
work but people are happy with the results.






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Re: PESO -- Winter Tree

[John]

On 1/11/2017 3:59 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

Going through some old files and came across this.  Taken with the
*ist-Ds and F 70-210mm f4~5.6, at least that's what I think I used,
though it could be the K20D and Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.   I'd have
to go back and look at the original file and I'm just too lazy at the
moment.

https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20winter%20tree.html

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Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

[Gonz]

Its more difficult to get good focus when the lens is stopped down to
say 8, 11, 22   Its quite dim.  I'm not sure it would work
properly in AV move, though I will give it a try and report back.


On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:34 PM, P. J. Alling
 wrote:
> If the lens stops down as you turn the aperture ring, basically like a
> preset mechanism,  why not set the camera mode to Av. Then one dial will
> work to change shutter speed and the other to either adjust ISO or exposure
> compensation.   I'd use comp, could make a case for either.  Using manual
> exposure and the green button doesn't seem to make a lot of sense in this
> case.
>
>
>
> On 1/11/2017 4:12 PM, Gonz wrote:
>>
>> There is no aperture linking at all.  If you stop it down, the view
>> gets dim and you need to press the green button to meter.   So
>> essentially you focus at 2.8, stop down to the aperture you want,
>> meter with the green button, and snap the pic.   Its a pain, but if
>> your subject is static, not much of a problem. If your subject is a
>> bug or something more dynamic, its going to be more problematic.  Live
>> view is also dim when stopped down...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Gonz wrote:

 Well the Venus (Laowa) 60mm 2.8 macro lens (2:1) came.  I'm very
 impressed with the packaging.  It comes with a nice protective pouch,
 but the very nice thing was that it came in a vacuum packed wrapper
 around the lens, assuring that no dust would get in at any time.  It
 also came with a clear front filter, a nice touch.  The lens feels
 very solid and well built.  No rattling and its nice and hefty too.
 The focus feels smooth and just the right amount of resistance.

 Tried a few pics with it and its extremely sharp.  I am going to post
 some pics here but so far it is an amazing lens for the price. The
 stop-down metering does not bother me.  I suppose it could get a
 little problematic in situations where the subject is dynamic, like a
 bug or something.
>>>
>>>
>>> By stop down metering, do you mean like old m42, where you have to stop
>>> it
>>> down to meter? Or rather that there isn't a lever to stop down the lens
>>> when
>>> you take a photo, so the aperture is physically what is set on the ring?
>>> How
>>> does that work in live view?  My guess is that live view doesn't even
>>> notice.
>>>
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RE: January PUG is up!

[Malcolm Smith]

Rick Womer wrote:

Jeez, I enjoy the PUG! Thanks Brian, and everyone who submitted.

My favorites this month are Annsan's (texture, composition, some irony),
Marco's (great composition and rendering, and a pun!) and Malcolm's (I'm
always a sucker for interesting geometry).

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Re: PESO - from the water taxi

[Bob W-PDML]

Nice. That could be on the Thames close to my house - similar vibe.

B

> On 12 Jan 2017, at 04:05, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> today...
> 
> Went to IKEA via the dedicated water taxi from Pier 11 at Wall street to Red 
> Hook BRooklyn.  I thought I'd like to have some Swedish Meatballs - big 
> mistake, they were simply awful.. and I really don'tcare much for IKEA as a 
> store , either... not my thing, Home Depot more fun for me... or any 
> salvation army or Goodwill store.
> 
> But the water taxi ride was terrific... on the trip out, it was cozy and 
> comfy inside.. I didn't know there was a deck above..  until I was waiting 
> for the taxi on the way back from Brooklyn... A man I met and Chatted with 
> while waiting told me one could go topside.. and one of the young men who 
> worked on the taxi seeing my camera said he'd take me up there  - they are 
> supposed to have staff on top.. especially when the water isn't glass calm..  
>  It was such fun! more photos in the 2017 gallery to come.. a couple, anyway..
> 
> https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2017-snaps/i-s3RWjwC/L
> 
> ann
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